Thursday, November 18, 2004

The Pharaohs

Tonight on our date night, my husband and I headed over to see the Pharaoh exhibit at the Institut du Monde Arabe. We have talked about going to the Institut for a while, so I was glad that we had the Paraoh exhibit as an excuse.
There are around 200 or so pharaohs on show and more than half have been loaned by the Cairo Museum and date from between 1550 - 1069 BC. Apparently, some of the pieces in the show have never left Egypt before.
I think I really enjoyed this show even more because it brought back memories of when my family took a trip to Washington DC in 1976 to visit my mother's friend. While in DC we went to the Kennedy Center and saw a show (I fell asleep) and visited all the monuments. We also stood on line for 4 hours to see the exhibit "Treasures of Tutankhamun," that was traveling around the country. It was an exhibit filled with mystery, beauty and history. I realized tonight how much it all fascinates me. I was telling my husband we really should take a trip to Egypt!

-- said Auntie M in Paris
10:47 PM

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